The secrets of happy families : eight keys to building a lifetime of connection and contentment

by: Haltzman, Scott, 1960-; DiGeronimo, Theresa Foy

Publication date: 2009

Topics: Families, Families

Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass

Collection: inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; delawarecountydistrictlibrary; china; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive

Contributor: Internet Archive

Language: English

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-249) and index

What is a family? -- What is happiness? -- Happy families--stick together -- Happy families--commit and communicate -- Happy families--lean -- Happy families--teach to and learn from children -- Happy families--blend -- Happy families--handle conflict -- Happy families--bounce -- Happy families--breathe -- Happy families--evolve

Outlines an approach to a satisfying family life regardless of a family unit's untraditional composition that emphasizes the author's "positive psychology" method of addressing problems in which each member is accepted and included in a network of support